American College of Cardiology

Transforming Science into Quality Care

“The mission of the American College of

Cardiology is to advocate for quality

cardiovascular care—through education,

research promotion, development and

application of standards and guidelines—

and to influence health care policy.”

ACC Mission Statement

Overarching Goals

Turn CV Knowledge into Practice Increase the Value of Membership

• 4,539 quality submissions in 2006 • 12% acceptance rate

• Impact factor is 9.2 (average number of citations per article)

JACC

Coming in 2008 …

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions

A family of publications designed to meet the academic and clinical needs of an increasingly specialized audience.

Other ACC Publications

Cardiosource Review JournalOffers readers a thorough review of cardiovascular science published in other scientific outlets.

CardiologyMonthly member magazine. Written by members, for members.

CV News DigestDaily compendium of cardiovascular news taken straight from the mainstream news. Members get the news their patients consume every day..

ACC NewsBiweekly, electronic news update from the College.

ACC Annual Scientific Session

Late-breaking Clinical Trials provide the focus for the most influential cardiovascular scientific meeting in the world.

A variety of innovative educational formats, including traditional lectures, interactive panel discussions, case studies, Meet the Experts sessions, Brown Bag breakfast and lunch meetings and more.

•A companion meeting to the Annual Scientific Session

•Offers interventionalists late-breaking interventional science, live case studies and simulation training

i2 Summit

ACC Education

Bringing together physicians and other health care practitioners from around the world. Faculty include the thought leaders in cardiovascular medicine.

Regional programs

Programs at the new Heart House in Washington D.C.

Digital Education

• A diverse portfolio of self-assessment programs, regularly updated by renowned experts.

• ACCEL audio journal is now delivered in MP3 format.

Cardiosource www.cardiosource.com

The most comprehensive source of cardiovascular information online

• Clinical Collections • Online access to JACC• Braunwald’s Heart Disease• CME • Self-assessment programs • Cardiosource Video News

QCARE: ACC’s Answer to Health

Care Reform

Science

Technology

Evaluation

Standards

Education

Reporting

Quality Initiatives

QPatient Centered Care

QCAREAn end-to-end, systems approach to An end-to-end, systems approach to continuous quality improvement that continuous quality improvement that

translates science into practicetranslates science into practice..

– Continuous review of new scienceContinuous review of new science– Evidence-based guidelines and standardsEvidence-based guidelines and standards– Comprehensive educationComprehensive education– Appropriateness CriteriaAppropriateness Criteria– Data reporting and collection through Data reporting and collection through

registries (NCDR)registries (NCDR)– Specific quality initiatives (D2B)Specific quality initiatives (D2B)– Adoption and appropriate use of new Adoption and appropriate use of new

technologytechnology– Evaluation through self-assessment tools, Evaluation through self-assessment tools,

performance testing and longitudinal performance testing and longitudinal studiesstudies

QCARE Puts Quality First! Moving Forward the ACC Must: Continue to lead in the quality arena and move

beyond process measures to focus on outcomes.

Imbed quality in everything we do. Honor our individual and collective

responsibility to provide care that is patient-centered, evidence-based and cost-effective.

Clinical Guidelines and Guidelines in Practice

ACC/AHA Practice Guidelines • Address contemporary practice issues • Describe a range of generally accepted approaches for

the diagnosis, management and prevention of specific conditions.

Guidelines Applied in Practice (GAP)

• Bring Practice Guidelines to the point of care. • Use local quality champions and guidelines-derived tools

to implement continuous quality improvement systems.

Door to Balloon (D2B): An Alliance for Quality• GAP program • Widely adopted by ACC chapters • Provides evidence-based strategies to

help reduce door-to-balloon times.

Appropriateness Criteria

• Combine scientific knowledge and guidelines with clinical findings • Create guidelines for the most appropriate use of CV imaging procedures.

Published: • SPECT-MPI (2005)• CCT (2006)• CMR (2006)

Currently 2,300 hospitals participating in four registries

Leading experts from specialty medical societies partner to provide oversight

CMS, health plans and others requiring participation as the “gold standard” for CV quality measurement and improvement

National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR™ )

ACC Advocacy

Promoting Quality, Protecting Patients.

• Quality• Cost-effectiveness• Appropriateness of care • Access to care

Provides members with the tools and resources necessary to participate in the political process and help shape health care policy both now and into the future.

Practice Management

Partnering with … • Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) • MedAxiom

CPT® guide -Assisting CV practices in achieving expedient reimbursement.

How You Can Help Support your Chapter Personalize your membership preferences and update your information

at http://members.acc.org Join CAN (www.acc.org/can) Take part in ACC PAC (www.epacweb.com/acc) Attend Legislative Conference, Sept. 16 – 18 in Washington, D.C. Participate in community events, media requests and surveys Keep ACC national informed of what is happening locally Contribute to ACC’s Campaign for the Future